Reviewer: DontItMakeYouSmile, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Comment: I had 2 spinl surgery's when I was just around 18,i'm 27 now.The second surgery was to fix a pin that slippined either in phiscal theropy or when a nurse taking me to P.T.had my I.V.on the wrong side and I tripped over the cords.The pin slipped hit and tore up a piece of my vertibrate and spine.I was in so much pain and they had me jacked up on pain meds so much they started to believe I w
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Comment:I had 2 spinl surgery's when I was just around 18,i'm 27 now.The second surgery was to fix a pin that slippined either in phiscal theropy or when a nurse taking me to P.T.had my I.V.on the wrong side and I tripped over the cords.The pin slipped hit and tore up a piece of my vertibrate and spine.I was in so much pain and they had me jacked up on pain meds so much they started to believe I was faking the pain and thinking I was an ADDICCT!!It took me,my mother and my father to demand the hospitol to take more xrays and sure enough,they found the pin that slipped. Now, after all that, about 2 years ago I was working,I was a butcher and sometimes would help out the deli at a local grocery store.Late one night I was taking some food back to the freezer and when exiting I sliped on a sheet of ice.I mean like in the movies sliped,both feet in the air,my back around a meter off the floor before gravity kicked in.Was in EXCRUCIATING pain.The kind you know that just makes you want to give up,your just so aggitated,misreable,offensive,I mean just horrid,horrid pain. Went threw 3 Doctors whom you must go if your hurt in the work place,took xrays, told me nothin' wrong, your fine,blah,blah,B.S..I finaly couldn't take it,went to my old doctor whom put me on morphine sulfate,30 mg's 3 times a day. Didn't touch the pain.So he had to gradually increase it untill now,i'm on 100mg's 4 times a day.Now he told me go back to the orthopitist that did my surgery and see whats going on.So,I did go back same hospitol and
surgeon,took 3 xrays,came in and told me the rods they put in my spine after the first operation,2 on each side and the pins that go into my bone to stabilize it snapped in 2.Now I have to go threw a third freakin' surgery,10%chance I can be paralyzed and/or never walk again,75% chance ill have a very weak knee from all the nerve damage and 75% chance that it will do nothing for the pain because so much damage was done.We have a big case for suit but what of the pain? SuxHide Full Comment

Reviewer: KP HATER, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Comment: I tore my acl and patella back in '04. I was seeing my primary care Dr. (bad healthcare organization) and was very undermedicated. A previous Dr. had me taking a total of 40 mg of percocet a day (oxycodone and tylenol). When I started with KP, the Dr. only gave me 20 mg a day, reluctant like many Dr's to give pain meds. Despite walking around on torn ligaments, because of my age at the tim
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Comment:I tore my acl and patella back in '04. I was seeing my primary care Dr. (bad healthcare organization) and was very undermedicated. A previous Dr. had me taking a total of 40 mg of percocet a day (oxycodone and tylenol). When I started with KP, the Dr. only gave me 20 mg a day, reluctant like many Dr's to give pain meds. Despite walking around on torn ligaments, because of my age at the time (25), everyone kept telling me "I was too young to have so many health issues". I was then placed on a NINE month wait period for surgery. In the meantime I was reffered to pain management. That was the best thing that happened because of the Dr's knowledge and understanding of chronic pain. Started taking 30 mg morphine er 2x a day. After the 1st surgery, the hospital lost ALL of the film, AND surgical reports. My knee was 10x worse after the botched surgery than before. Now, 3 years and 2 more corrective surgeris later the meds have been upped to 500mg of morphine er and 40mg of percocet a day, and a home electrical stim machine. The moral of my story is GET A GOOD DOCTOR! Anyone experiencing chronic pain should go to a pain specialist immeadiatly. I tolerate the dose well now that it's been almost 4 yrs. The one thing that bothers me every time I have to get my refills is the STIGMA that these meds carry. No one should feel bad that they have a condition that they have no control over, AND should NEVER have to listen to non educated remarks from pharmacists that have no idea about your condition. Just know what options you have before you go to a regular Dr. Hope this helps ... Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: Babs, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Comment: When I was prescribed Morphine the side effects were unbearable, although I did get some pain relief.I experienced excessive mood changes such as rage and it felt as though I was crawling out of my skin,(a hallucination). My pain specialist doctor told me even though the side effects I experienced were rare, he suggested I try Methadone HCL to treat my severe pain. I take Methadone and another pai
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Comment:When I was prescribed Morphine the side effects were unbearable, although I did get some pain relief.I experienced excessive mood changes such as rage and it felt as though I was crawling out of my skin,(a hallucination). My pain specialist doctor told me even though the side effects I experienced were rare, he suggested I try Methadone HCL to treat my severe pain. I take Methadone and another pain med for break thru, along with a muscle relaxer and this has helped me for about ten years now. I don't have terrible side effects as I had with morphine and My "MG" dosage hasn't increased even though I've been on it for an extended period of time. Hide Full Comment

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